Ed Sheeran Voted Most Important Artist In Black & Urban Music (WTF?)

A panel of industry experts and BBC 1Xtra DJs has named Ed Sheeran the most important artist in black and urban music. 1 Xtra bills itself as leading black music station in the UK. #2 on the chart was twice as white as Sheeran, if that's possible. Disclosure - two white brothers named Guy and Howard Lawrence, and the equally Caucasian Sam Smith was in fourth place.

Rapper Tinie Tempah was the highest rated black artist at #3.

Artists were considered on a number of variables such as sales statistics, plus more subjective areas like the quality of music and impact across the wider industry.

The explanation?

"Artists were considered on variables such as sales statistics, quality of music and impact across the wider industry – it is not about the colour of someone’s skin,: said a BBC spokesperson.

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Ed Sheeran Voted Most Important Artist In Black & Urban Music (WTF?)

A panel of industry experts and BBC 1Xtra DJs has named Ed Sheeran the most important artist in black and urban music. 1 Xtra bills itself as leading black music station in the UK. #2 on the chart was twice as white as Sheeran, if that's possible. Disclosure - two white brothers named Guy and Howard Lawrence, and the equally Caucasian Sam Smith was in fourth place.